Syr Vondam, the Lucent (Commander) - Core

Jeff Girten
Jul 31, 2025
Deathtouch and First Strike With Syr Vondam, the Lucent
This week on Plot Twist, Jeff builds a Syr Vondam, the Lucent deck that presents our opponents with difficult choices!
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hero in Training
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Knight Luminary
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Dual-Sun Adepts
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Flight-Deck Coordinator
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Luxknight Breacher
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Honored Knight-Captain
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Scout for Survivors
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Honor
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
The Seriema
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Zealous Display
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Dawnstrike Vanguard
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-28%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Path to Exile
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-21%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Lumen-Class Frigate
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Cosmogrand Zenith
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Rayblade Trooper
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Archetype of Courage
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Melancholic Poet
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Starfield Shepherd
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Astelli Reclaimer
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Brightspear Zealot
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Gravpack Monoist
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Sunstar Expansionist
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Hullcarver
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Starport Security
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Gravblade Heavy
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Beamsaw Prospector
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Sunstar Lightsmith
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Exosuit Savior
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Company Commander
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Starfighter Pilot
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Weftblade Enhancer
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Dockworker Drone
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Insatiable Skittermaw
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Susurian Voidborn
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Imperious Inkmage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Scathing Shadelock
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Adept Watershaper
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Shattered Acolyte
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Quill-Blade Laureate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Snooping Page
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Stirring Hopesinger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Kinscaer Sentry
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Joined Researchers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Corpse Knight
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Angelic Skirmisher
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Agate-Blade Assassin
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Flensing Raptor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Hooded Blightfang
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Space Marine Scout
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Assault Intercessor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Knight of Grace
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Knight of Malice
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Timeline Culler
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Exalted Sunborn
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Companion
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Focus Fire
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Gravkill
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Dual-Sun Technique
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Despark
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Depressurize
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Dark Endurance
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Reroute Systems
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Emergency Eject
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Radiant Strike
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Masterful Flourish
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Rapier Wit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Raise the Alarm
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Inkshield
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Akroma's Will
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mortify
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Bake into a Pie
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Ephemerate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Fortify
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-17%synergy
Doom Blade
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Murder
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Disenchant
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-33%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Restoration Magic
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Scarblade's Malice
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
That's Rough Buddy
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Zuko's Exile
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Airbender's Reversal
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Embrace Oblivion
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Decode Transmissions
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Tragic Trajectory
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Beyond the Quiet
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Cost of Brilliance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Send in the Pest
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Pull from the Grave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Withering Curse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Austere Command
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Helping Hand
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Makindi Stampede
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Martial Coup
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Call the Cavalry
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Collective Effort
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Intervention
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Aerith Rescue Mission
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Game Over
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Gather the White Lotus
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Squire's Lightblade
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Hylderblade
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Requiem Monolith
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Strixhaven Skycoach
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rescue Skiff
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Kill-Ship
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Dubious Delicacy
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Quick-Draw Katana
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-19%synergy
Haunted Cloak
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Lux Cannon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
The Wind Crystal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Extinguisher Battleship
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Fell Gravship
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Vorrac Battlehorns
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Thaumaton Torpedo
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Susurian Dirgecraft
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Auxiliary Boosters
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Nutrient Block
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mole Module
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Coin of Mastery
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Hot Dog Cart
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Web-Shooters
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Sothera, the Supervoid
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Banishing Light
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Hardlight Containment
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Chorale of the Void
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Graduation Day
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Smile at Death
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Seam Rip
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Murder Investigation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Era of Enlightenment
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Knights' Charge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Intangible Virtue
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Ossification
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Friendly Neighborhood
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Alien Symbiosis
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Belenon
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-25%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Secluded Starforge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Skycoach Waypoint
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Restless Fortress
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Steppe
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Den
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Blighted Fen
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Minas Tirith
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
The Dross Pits
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Sol Ring
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
-24%synergy
Orzhov Signet
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
24%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-37%synergy
Potioner's Trove
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Firdoch Core
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
-30%synergy
Godless Shrine
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Silence
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Isolated Chapel
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-28%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Command Bridge
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Heath
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-38%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Forum of Amity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-0%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Mire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Field
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-38%synergy
Thriving Heath
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Escape Tunnel
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Makindi Stampede
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Spire of Industry
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Great Hall of Starnheim
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Forlorn Flats
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Silent Clearing
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Vault of Champions
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-31%synergy
Foot Headquarters
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Abundant Countryside
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Rumble Arena
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy